So my birthday is in a month and I'm already trying to plan where to meet friends...last year we went to the Alibi Room (I had a fantastic hummus plate) and my friends enjoyed the no-pressure-to-pretend-to-love-hipster-vegan-food atmosphere. Any suggestions for a bar/lounge/restaurant that isn't vegan but serves good vegan dinner food and drinks that aren't too expensive? I'm not sure if this is a tall order or not, but I'm sure there are places out there I have no idea about. Thanks PPK :)

So my birthday is in a month and I'm already trying to plan where to meet friends...last year we went to the Alibi Room (I had a fantastic hummus plate) and my friends enjoyed the no-pressure-to-pretend-to-love-hipster-vegan-food atmosphere. Any suggestions for a bar/lounge/restaurant that isn't vegan but serves good vegan dinner food and drinks that aren't too expensive? I'm not sure if this is a tall order or not, but I'm sure there are places out there I have no idea about. Thanks PPK :)

Nuba is great. I've heard great things about Wild Rice but haven't been yet!

Does anyone know if some of the Guu locations are vegan friendly? I've always wanted to try it but I feel like asking if fish stock is used in everything would be a pain, maybe I'll suck it up and just ask.

I totally understand! They're a bit intimidating there, and are not about making substitutions and stuff. I went the Robson West End location with friends once, but I stuck to drinks because nothing looked safe, even with modifications.

My dream new restaurant in Vancouver would be vegetarian Izakaya. And a vegan ramen place. There are SO MANY of them and so little (if any) we can ever eat!

Speaking of Wild Rice (and I am always game to talk about Wild Rice), their new location in New West's menu is even more vegan-friendly. And it looks SO GOOD. For example, this is vegan: grilled king oyster mushrooms $15shiitke mushroom and scallion polenta 'fries', cashew and caramelized onion ricotta

Irish Heather is an option. They had a pretty extensive vegan menu at one of those dine-out things.

They have a vegan potpie and the curry sauce that comes with their chips is vegan. I wasn't actually crazy about the curry sauce, but the chips (fries) are AMAZING! They also have a salad and I think sometimes their soup is vegan. I was pretty impressed.

_________________"I'd rather have dried catshit! I'd rather have astroturf! I'd rather have an igloo!"~Isa

"But really, anyone willing to dangle their baby in front of a crocodile is A-OK in my book."~SSD

I totally understand! They're a bit intimidating there, and are not about making substitutions and stuff. I went the Robson West End location with friends once, but I stuck to drinks because nothing looked safe, even with modifications.

My dream new restaurant in Vancouver would be vegetarian Izakaya. And a vegan ramen place. There are SO MANY of them and so little (if any) we can ever eat!

That is my dream too!! Stupid bonito flakes and fish stock, always gettin' in the way.

Had dinner with my cousin last night at Shizenya on Boradway (also a Hornby location) - lots of vegan options, a bit more expensive than your average sushi place so don't go if you're ravenous, but what I had was really great, and actually decent pricing for being organic. Lotus root kinpira rocked. The vegetarian stuff is clearly labelled, win.

My friend has been raving about the Mangal Kiss Middle-Eastern food cart. She gets the veggie wrap and it comes with hummus, tahini, beets, three types of hot sauces, red cabbage, tabbouleh, Moroccan carrots and other veggies. It sounds pretty awesome!

in the theme of asking, does anyone have a great (veg friendly?) Doctor in the Vancouver? I really like mine but she is all the way in New West and only works 2 Monday's and Tuesdays...

Mine is completely wonderful and super cool about veganism (and borrowed my copy of the China Study!) but she is in West Van, which can be a pain in the asparagus depending on where in Vancouver you live.

_________________"I'd rather have dried catshit! I'd rather have astroturf! I'd rather have an igloo!"~Isa

"But really, anyone willing to dangle their baby in front of a crocodile is A-OK in my book."~SSD

in the theme of asking, does anyone have a great (veg friendly?) Doctor in the Vancouver? I really like mine but she is all the way in New West and only works 2 Monday's and Tuesdays...

Mine is completely wonderful and super cool about veganism (and borrowed my copy of the China Study!) but she is in West Van, which can be a pain in the asparagus depending on where in Vancouver you live.

I live in east van and work downtown so a place near-ish to there would be great.

Can I also just take a minute to complain about my neighbourhood being rebranded as "the East village"...bad name, worse street signs!